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China–Hungary relations refers to thebilateral relations between thePeople's Republic of China (PRC) andHungary. Relations between the two countries were established in 1869 and Hungary recognized the PRC on October 3, 1949.[citation needed]
The PRC has an embassy inBudapest. Hungary has anembassy inBeijing andconsulates-general inChongqing,Guangzhou,Hong Kong andShanghai. In addition, Hungary also has an unofficial diplomatic outpost for the Taiwan-related interests in the form of theHungarian Trade Office in Taipei while the ROC has theTaipei Representative Office in Hungary in Budapest.
Relations have been generally positive, especially under Hungarian prime ministerViktor Orbán.[1]
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In 2017, China and Hungary declared their relationship a comprehensivestrategic partnership.[2]: 161
In 2021, it was revealed thatFudan University was planning a campus in Budapest. This led to pushback in the country and to protests, leading the Hungarian government to delay the plans and promise that it will hold a referendum on the issue.[3] On 22 May 2022, theConstitutional Court ruled the referendum as unconstitutional as it concerns an international agreement. Hungarian officials also promised to resume the project after the victory of the rulingFidesz during the2022 parliamentary elections.[3]
Hungary has formally blocked the European Union from formally criticizing China's actions inHong Kong in both 2020 and 2021.[1][2]: 162
On 20 February 2023,Chinese Communist Party (CCP)Politburo member andtop diplomatWang Yi visited Budapest to meet with prime minister Orbán. During the meeting, Hungarian foreign ministerPéter Szijjártó stated that "[w]hen we have faced crises in recent years, Hungary has always come out of them stronger than it went into them, but Hungarian-Chinese cooperation has played an absolutely indispensable role in this".[1] On 27 February 2023, Orbán backed the peace plan released by Wang Yi about ending theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[4]
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyXi Jinping visited Hungary in May 2024 and met with Orbán.[5] Duringthe visit, the two countries entered into a strategic partnership agreement as well as 18 other agreements and memoranda of understanding.[5]
Hungary joined theBelt and Road Initiative in 2015. In the same year, it was the largest recipient of Chinese outbound direct investment with around $571 million.[6] As of at least 2024, Hungary is one of the strongest European supporters of the BRI.[7] Between 2022 and 2024, Hungary received nearly a quarter ofChinese foreign direct investment to Europe.[8] Hungarian foreign minister Szijjártó stated in 2023 that Hungarian-Chinese trade was over $10 billion.[1]
Hungary hosts the largest supply center ofHuawei outside of China.[1] In 2022, Chinese battery companyCATL agreed to invest $7.5 billion to build a factory inDebrecen.[1] Hungary also has several Chinese electric vehicle battery plants.[5] In 2023, Chinese electric vehicle companyBYD Auto choseSzeged as its first large factory in Europe.[8] In March 2025, theEuropean Commission opened a probe into whether the BYD Auto plant had received unfair state subsidies from China.[9]
Hungary was the first EU member to approve the use of theCOVID-19 vaccine developed by China'sSinopharm.[2]: 169
A survey published in 2025 by thePew Research Center found that 51% of Hungarians had a favorable view of China, while 42% had an unfavorable view.[10]
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